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(vig-i-lan-te) 4 syllables

Definition

noun. a person who takes the law into their own hands.

Example Sentence

He is a vigilante for the community watch program.

More Example Sentences

The vigilante stopped crime in his neighborhood.

Synonyms

avenger; protector; law enforcer

Antonyms

criminal; offender; lawbreaker

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Rhymes

  • ante
  • anti
  • auntie
  • cantey
  • canty
  • mantey
  • panty
  • santi
  • santy
  • scanty
  • shanti
  • shanty

  • briganti
  • chianti
  • crisanti
  • disanti
  • ferranti
  • galanti
  • grisanti
  • lisanti
  • vacanti

  • arcosanti
  • colasanti
  • tettamanti
  • vigilante
  • ypsilanti
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